Where does “dodecanoic” come from?

dodecanoic (English) comes from English dodecane, from English ane.

dodecanoic (English): Of or pertaining to dodecanoic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to dodecanoic acid or its...

Ancestry of “dodecanoic”, step by step

dodecanoic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dodecane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdodecaneAny of very many isomers of the alkane having...
2Englishane—

via English OIC

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOICAbbreviation of officer in the case; Abbreviation...

Words derived from “dodecanoic”

Every word from English ane →Every word from English dodecane →